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Plain Talk is a podcast hosted by Rob Port and Chad Oban focusing on political news and current events in North Dakota. Port is a columnist for the Forum News Service published in papers including the Fargo Forum, Grand Forks Herald, Jamestown Sun, and the Dickinson Press. Oban is a long-time political consultant.

Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 11-11-19

29 mins; November 11, 2019

Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 11/04/19

23 mins; November 04, 2019

Ep. 122: The politician who actually lowered insurance rates

25 mins; October 17, 2019

Ep. 121: Auditor says things "cordial" with Governor Burgum

19 mins; October 15, 2019

Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 10-14-19 Do We Need Cops In Schools?

39 mins; October 14, 2019

Ep. 120: North Dakota ACLU Talks Cash Bail, Cops In School

23 mins; October 14, 2019

Ep. 119: Prosperity has left us feeling empty

25 mins; October 08, 2019

Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 10-07-19

23 mins; October 07, 2019

Ep. 118: "We'll be a mining superpower"

14 mins; October 01, 2019

Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 09-30-19

39 mins; September 30, 2019

Ep. 117: Armstrong says impeach push is "wasted time"

23 mins; September 27, 2019

Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 09-23-19

22 mins; September 23, 2019

Ep. 116: Senator Cramer says he believes Iran was behind Saudi attack

31 mins; September 18, 2019

Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 09-09-19

22 mins; September 09, 2019

Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 09-03-19

21 mins; September 03, 2019

Ep. 115: Senator Cramer says border wall has made life easier for customs agents

23 mins; August 29, 2019

Ep. 114: CEO Says Oil Refinery Will Put Out Less Pollution Than National Park

17 mins; August 27, 2019

Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 08-26-19

22 mins; August 26, 2019

Ep. 113: Cramer Decries "Pervasive Antisemitism" In Democratic Party

39 mins; August 22, 2019

Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 08-12-19

41 mins; August 12, 2019

Ep. 112: Burgum pollster talks 2020, new ND ACLU director talks outreach

33 mins; August 09, 2019

Ep. 111: Democrats hate what North Dakota does

26 mins; August 08, 2019

Ep. 110: Expanding the Dakota Access Pipeline

30 mins; August 07, 2019

Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 08-05-19

21 mins; August 05, 2019

Ep. 109: Racist against North Dakotans?

37 mins; August 01, 2019

Bonus Audio: Guest Hosting WDAY 07/26/19

67 hours 6 mins; July 26, 2019

Bonus Audio: Guest Hosting WDAY 07/25/19

68 hours 47 mins; July 25, 2019

Ep. 108: Nobody is fiscally conservative any more?

49 mins; July 25, 2019

Ep. 107: North Dakotans are too cynical about economic mobility

24 mins; July 19, 2019

Ep. 106: Are you surprised Trump cares so much about #TheSquad?

38 mins; July 18, 2019

Ep. 105: Over 175,000 could qualify for marijuana pardons

33 mins; July 16, 2019

Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 07-15-19

23 mins; July 15, 2019

Ep. 104: It's Trump's comments about free speech which are dangerous

33 mins; July 12, 2019

Ep. 103: Cramer defends support for HB1044

35 mins; July 11, 2019

Ep. 102: Should ND legalize sex work?

34 mins; July 09, 2019

Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 07-08-19

18 mins; July 08, 2019

Ep. 101: "Democrats are finally acknowledging there's a crisis"

31 mins; July 03, 2019

Ep. 100: The new effort to legalize marijuana in North Dakota

30 mins; July 02, 2019

Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 07-01-19

22 mins; July 01, 2019

Ep. 99: "Everything is not fine" at the border

31 mins; June 28, 2019

Ep. 98: Cramer says Biden is "greatest threat" to Trump re-election

44 mins; June 27, 2019

Ep. 97: UND economist talks about Facebook's new currency

38 mins; June 25, 2019

Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 06-24-19

21 mins; June 24, 2019

Ep. 96: Armstrong talks flag burning, Iran, and federal pensions

25 mins; June 21, 2019

Ep. 95: Interim UND president wants campus to focus on public service

40 mins; June 19, 2019

Ep. 94: Should burning the flag be illegal?

34 mins; June 18, 2019

Bonus Audio: Should burning the flag be illegal?

23 mins; June 17, 2019

Ep. 93: Jon Stewart's dumb moment

35 mins; June 14, 2019

Ep. 92: Cramer takes questions

49 mins; June 13, 2019

Ep. 91: What if defendants can't afford drug testing?

29 mins; June 12, 2019

Ep. 90: Planned Parenthood and North Dakota State

34 mins; June 11, 2019

Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 06-10-19

24 mins; June 10, 2019

Ep. 89: White men should shut up and listen?

50 mins; May 30, 2019

Ep. 88: Addressing ND's flaring problem

31 mins; May 29, 2019

Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 05-28-19

36 mins; May 28, 2019

Ep. 87: "I don't apologize for advocating for them"

40 mins; May 28, 2019

Ep. 86: Cops shouldn't use uniforms for politics

24 mins; May 24, 2019

Ep. 85: Democrats just trying to keep Trump from winning

29 mins; May 23, 2019

Ep. 84: A local government's war on art

29 mins; May 22, 2019

Ep. 83: Lawmaker wants to get paid for suing the state

28 mins; May 21, 2019

Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 05-20-19

22 mins; May 20, 2019

Ep. 82: Can you be an elected official and a reporter?

39 mins; May 17, 2019

Ep. 81: Maybe the Chinese trade war is about more than soybeans

26 mins; May 15, 2019

Ep. 81: Maybe the Chinese trade war is about more than soybeans

26 mins; May 15, 2019

Ep. 80: Has Governor Burgum joined the good old boys club?

27 mins; May 14, 2019

Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 05/13/19

42 mins; May 13, 2019

Ep. 79: Should banks be the arbiters of political and social behavior?

28 mins; May 10, 2019

Ep. 78: It is the auditor's job to embarrass people

39 mins; May 09, 2019

Ep. 77: Who was using the director's signature?

20 mins; May 08, 2019

Ep. 76: We trust the people except when we don't

30 mins; May 07, 2019

Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 05/06/19

21 mins; May 06, 2019

Ep. 75: What's scarier, hate speech or censorship?

40 mins; May 06, 2019

Ep. 74: "They're not interested in the truth, they're interested in the fight"

30 mins; May 03, 2019

Ep. 73: Can the space force protect us from an asteroid?

38 mins; May 02, 2019

Ep. 72: Legislature guts the Auditor's office

28 mins; April 26, 2019

Ep. 71: Not sure these lawmakers know what "decriminalization" means

23 mins; April 25, 2019

Ep. 70: State auditor says no lies in NDSCS report

29 mins; April 24, 2019

Ep. 69: Going to class in a closet

29 mins; April 23, 2019

Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 04/22/19

19 mins; April 23, 2019

Ep. 68: Armstrong on the Mueller report

36 mins; April 19, 2019

Ep. 67: Republican lawmaker says Democrats posturing over ethics legislation

33 mins; April 18, 2019

Ep. 66: Consent of the governed

36 mins; April 17, 2019

Ep. 65: Burgum says separation of powers fight "not going to go away"

42 mins; April 16, 2019

Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 04-15-19

25 mins; April 15, 2019

Ep. 64: Democratic field hearing on voter ID is a political stunt

26 mins; April 15, 2019

Ep. 63: An amendment for how we amend the constitution

37 mins; April 12, 2019

Ep. 62: Kennedy plays the race card

49 mins; April 11, 2019

Ep. 61: Politicians should have to answer their critics

29 mins; April 10, 2019

Ep. 60: Transparency advocates not being very transparent

34 mins; April 09, 2019

Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 04-08-19

22 mins; April 08, 2019

Ep. 59: What's more visionary than lowering tax burdens?

32 mins; April 08, 2019

Ep. 58: Armstrong says demands for full Mueller report are "political stunt"

34 mins; April 05, 2019

Ep. 57: There should be consequences for refusing to vaccinate

50 mins; April 04, 2019

Ep. 56: Republican lawmaker objects to Hindu invocation

34 mins; April 03, 2019

Ep. 55: What the heck is pore space?

33 mins; April 02, 2019

Bonus Audio: Jay Thomas Show 04/01/2019

26 mins; April 01, 2019

Ep. 54: Does a hair braider need more than 1,000 hours of training?

32 mins; April 01, 2019

Ep. 53: Rape is rape

28 mins; March 29, 2019

Ep. 52: Line 3 pipeline update, Senator Cramer takes questions

44 mins; March 28, 2019

Ep. 51: Thoughts on Jussie Smollet and privilege

30 mins; March 27, 2019

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